Belle (en. Beautiful)

[bɛl]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Having a pleasant or attractive appearance.

This painting is truly beautiful.

Cette peinture est vraiment belle.

Of great elegance or dignity.

She wore a beautiful dress for the gala.

Elle a porté une robe belle pour le gala.

Charming, pleasing to the eye.

The landscape was particularly beautiful at sunset.

Le paysage était particulièrement beau au coucher du soleil.

Worthy of admiration.

It's a beautiful performance by the artist.

C'est une belle performance de la part de l'artiste.

Comes from the Latin 'bellus', which means 'pretty, beautiful'.

beautiful as the day

Very beautiful, striking.

belle comme le jour

breathtakingly beautiful

Extremely beautiful, impressive.

belle à couper le souffle

it's beautiful like a truck

An ironic way to say that something is ugly or messy.

c'est beau comme un camion

beauty

Quality of what is beautiful.

beauté

mother-in-law

Mother of one's partner.

belle-mère

belles-lettres

Elegant literature.

belles-lettres

A very attractive girl.

Look at this beauty, she has too much style.

Regarde cette belle, elle a trop de style.

A beautiful person in social media jargon.

She posted a photo and everyone said she was beautiful.

Elle a posté une photo et tout le monde a dit qu'elle était belle.